COSEMS/AL

What COSEMS/AL does

COSEMS/AL (Conselho de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde de Alagoas) is the official municipal health secretaries' council for the state of Alagoas, Brazil. It represents all 102 municipalities in the state and operates as a private nonprofit entity (CNPJ 00.593.606/0001-88), headquartered at Rua Godofredo Ferro, 215 - Centro, Maceió. Its stated mission is to consolidate Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS) at the municipal level by promoting local autonomy, facilitating the exchange of best practices among municipal health managers, and contributing to public health policy formulation. The organization is governed by an elected Diretoria Executiva led by President Rodrigo Buarque Ferreira de Lima (since July 2, 2021), with 10 regional vice-presidents covering Alagoas's 10 administrative regions.

The council's core product is the E-Ouvidoria digital platform, a citizen-facing complaint and manifestation tracking system for municipal health services. Programmatic activity centers on four pillars: the annual Mostra COSEMS Alagoas (regional exhibition of successful SUS practices), the ImunizaSUS immunization initiative, the Ser Gestor SUS training course for municipal managers, and the biennial Congress COSEMS-AL (7th edition held in 2023). Distribution is entirely through direct engagement with municipal health secretariats, augmented by the council's website (cosemsal.org), Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, YouTube, and email newsletters. Strategic partnerships anchor the council inside Brazil's broader health governance architecture: the Ministério da Saúde (federal), CONASS (state-level council), CONASEMS (national municipal council), Conselho Nacional de Saúde, and AMA-AL (state municipal association).

The business model is non-commercial. COSEMS/AL is funded through government allocations, municipal membership contributions, and participation in national health programs, with services provided to municipal health secretaries free of charge as part of the SUS support structure. There is no disclosed revenue, no venture or institutional capital, no equity ownership, and no commercial pricing. The organization employs 22 staff covering executive leadership, technical advisory, regional support (Apoiadores Regionais), administration/finance, and communications. This structure is consistent with COSEMS/AL's identity as a civil society association of public health officials rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

COSEMS/AL

Legal name

COSEMS/AL - Conselho de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde de Alagoas

Website

https://cosemsal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

COSEMS/AL is the official council of municipal health secretaries in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, representing all 102 municipalities. It coordinates SUS implementation, delivers training and events, and operates the E-Ouvidoria citizen feedback platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Council Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

National/State/Local Immunization Program Offices (HLAJAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Public health council
• Municipal health management
• SUS coordination
• Health governance services
• Public health training

Headquarters

HQ city

Maceió

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: COSEMS/AL operates as a public health council funded through government allocations, membership fees from municipal governments, and participation in national health programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

COSEMS/AL is a nonprofit council that represents all 102 municipal health secretariats in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. It coordinates the implementation of the Unified Health System (SUS) at the municipal level, delivers training and technical support to municipal health managers (such as the "Curso Ser Gestor SUS"), organizes annual health practice exhibitions (Mostra COSEMS Alagoas) and immunization initiatives (ImunizaSUS), and operates an online citizen complaint and manifestation tracking system called E-Ouvidoria for municipal health services in Alagoas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Ouvidoria Digital complaint and manifestation tracking system that allows citizens to submit, track, and follow up on requests, complaints, and suggestions related to municipal health services in Alagoas.
• Mostra COSEMS Alagoas (Alagoas Aqui Tem SUS) Annual regional exhibition and recognition program showcasing successful SUS (Unified Health System) implementation practices from municipalities in Alagoas, used to identify and award best practices and select entries for the national CONASEMS Mostra Brasil.
• ImunizaSUS Alagoas Regional immunization initiative and recognition program for municipalities in Alagoas, supporting vaccination coverage and awarding municipal immunization performance.
• Curso Ser Gestor SUS Training course for municipal health managers, equipping new and existing municipal health secretaries with practical knowledge to manage SUS programs at the local level, delivered jointly with CONASEMS.
• Congressos COSEMS-AL Annual state-level congress convened by COSEMS/AL bringing together municipal health secretaries from all 102 municipalities of Alagoas to discuss SUS governance, public health policies, and management training.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministério da SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Ministry of Health partnership for implementing federal health policies and programs at the municipal level in Alagoas.
• CONASS - Conselho Nacional de Secretários de SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the National Council of State Health Secretaries for coordination of health policies across Brazilian states.
• CONASEMS - Conselho Nacional de Secretarias Municipais de SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership for representing and coordinating municipal health secretaries across Brazil, including participation in annual congressos and training programs.
• AMA-AL - Associação dos Municípios AlagoanosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Association of Municipalities of Alagoas for inter-institutional coordination.
• Conselho Nacional de SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the National Health Council for participation in national health policy formulation and SUS governance.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COSEMS-MG - Conselho de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde de Minas Gerais: State-level council for municipal health secretaries in Minas Gerais, with the same coordination, training, and SUS-implementation mandate as COSEMS/AL, scaled to a much larger state and municipal base.
• CONASS - Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Saúde: National council of state health secretaries. Direct functional peer to COSEMS/AL — both are collective representation bodies for health secretaries within Brazil's SUS governance framework, differentiated by municipal vs. state level.
• COSEMS-SP - Conselho de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde de São Paulo: Direct state-level counterpart to COSEMS/AL in São Paulo state, with the same mandate of representing municipal health secretaries within a Brazilian state. Highly comparable governance model, member services, and SUS coordination function.
• COSEMS-RJ - Conselho de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro: State-level council for municipal health secretaries in Rio de Janeiro, comparable in mandate, governance structure, and activities to COSEMS/AL, scaled to a larger and more urban-focused municipal base.
• AMA-AL - Associação dos Municípios Alagoanos: Statewide association of Alagoas municipalities, focused on broader municipal governance rather than specifically health. Listed as a COSEMS/AL partner; comparable in scope (statewide municipal representation) and overlapping membership base.
• CONASEMS - Conselho Nacional de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde: National council of municipal health secretaries that represents and coordinates state-level COSEMS bodies including COSEMS/AL. Operates at the federal level with an analogous mandate of representing municipal health secretaries and coordinating SUS implementation nationwide.

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Nacional de Saúde: National health council that advises on SUS policy formulation and includes representation from COSEMS/AL. Operates at the federal level as a broader governance body that COSEMS/AL participates in through its core partnership.
• CNM - Confederação Nacional de Municípios: National confederation of Brazilian municipalities that advocates for municipal interests across sectors. Provides a comparable umbrella body for the constituency COSEMS/AL serves, but at the national and cross-sector level rather than health-specific.
• Ministério da Saúde: Brazilian federal Ministry of Health, a core partner of COSEMS/AL and the ultimate authority on SUS policy. While not a membership peer, it is the principal counterpart with which COSEMS/AL negotiates policy, funding, and program implementation.

Others

• OPAS/OMS Brasil - Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde: PAHO/WHO Brazil office, which works alongside Brazilian health governance bodies on SUS-related technical cooperation, immunization programs, and public health policy — overlapping with COSEMS/AL's coordination mandate on immunization (ImunizaSUS) and primary health.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CosemsAlagoas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1JolP0wyMgirNAmvJMveSg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CosemsAlagoas
• Instagraminstagram.com/cosemsal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cosems-al

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Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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